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• Spokane doctor, expert hiker, dies in fall

  April 10, 2012 in City on Page A5 Dr. Richard Byrd, a Spokane pulmonary specialist and globetrotting adventurer, died last Tuesday after suffering a blow to the head in a fall while on the coast of Cuba. Byrd, … 15

• Former Rockwood CFO suing clinic

  March 7, 2012 in City on Page A5 Rockwood Clinic’s former chief financial officer has filed a whistleblower complaint accusing the large medical practice of attempting to force him into filing misleading financial reports. When Gregg Becker refused, … 4

• Some Medicare patients could face insurance ouster

  November 24, 2011 in City on Page A1 Group Health Cooperative says it plans to drop Medicare patients who are not enrolled in a supplemental plan that costs an additional $20 a month. It’s a step the Seattle-based … 6

• Facility now Deaconess Hospital

  October 27, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Deaconess Medical Center is undergoing a subtle name change to reflect its partnership with Rockwood Clinic. The two health care providers, along with Valley Hospital and Medical Center, have established …

• Rockwood Liberty Lake project nears completion

  July 8, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Rockwood Clinic continues its 2011 expansion. After recently opening an Airway Heights clinic, the Spokane-based care provider has begun building a new clinic in Liberty Lake. The 12,000-square-foot clinic is …

• Google Health shutdown affects 280 in Spokane

  June 30, 2011 in Business on Page A10 A Google Health pilot program to collect and manage personal health records for some Spokane residents will shut down Jan. 1. The closure will affect about 280 Spokane patients who …

• Apartments for seniors near completion in Valley

  February 11, 2011 in Business on Page A10 Rockwood Retirement Communities, a longtime Spokane provider of senior living options, is branching into the Spokane Valley. Its nearly finished Appleway Court project, at 221 S. Farr Road, is the …

• Here’s the Dirt: Deaconess renovates for Rockwood staff

  January 7, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Top-to-bottom modernization and build-out projects worth about $7 million are under way at Deaconess Medical Center as the South Hill complex readies more space for Rockwood Clinic doctors and staff. …

• Here’s the Dirt: New lodge at Girl Scouts camp

  December 24, 2010 in Business on Page A10 Construction of a $1.2 million lodge at Camp Four Echoes, south of Coeur d’Alene, has begun. Pam Lund, chief executive officer of Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho, …

• Inland Cardiology merges with Deaconess

  December 9, 2010 in City on Page A7 Inland Cardiology Associates has joined Deaconess Medical Center and Rockwood Clinic as the region’s doctor-owned clinics continue to merge with competing hospital systems. The sale of Inland has been widely …

• Free medical services soar at region’s hospitals

  November 28, 2010 in City on Page B1 Spokane hospitals have given away $53.3 million worth of medical care to the poor during the first nine months of this year as job losses and wage and benefit cuts … 5

• Room for sick children now at Deaconess

  November 5, 2010 in City on Page A1 Deaconess Medical Center once again will treat children with influenza, pneumonia and other serious illnesses, reversing a decision five years ago to close its pediatric unit. “All of the employees … 1

• Rockwood plans to merge surgery center into Deaconess

  June 7, 2010 in City The Rockwood Clinic has unveiled plans to merge its outpatient surgery center and employees into Deaconess Medical Center.

• Rockwood surgeon to join Sacred Heart

  May 23, 2010 in City on Page B7 As local doctors increasingly align their practices with the region’s competing hospital systems, a busy orthopedic surgeon has left Rockwood Clinic and joined Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center. Dr. Tim …

• Rockwood Clinic stops fighting, starts moving

  May 13, 2010 in City on Page A5 Rockwood Clinic officials have decided to clear out of office and clinical space on the Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center campus instead of fighting the hospital’s June 30 eviction notice. … 1

• Rockwood will vacate Sacred Heart campus

  May 12, 2010 Rockwood Clinic officials have decided to clear out of office and clinical space on the Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center campus instead of fighting the hospital’s June 30 eviction notice. 1

• Sacred Heart boots Rockwood

  February 27, 2010 in City on Page A1 The Rockwood Clinic will have to vacate 48,000 square feet of offices, patient exam rooms and surgery suites on the Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center campus after failing to rework … 9

• Sacred Heart boots Rockwood from hospital offices

  February 26, 2010 in City, News The Rockwood Clinic will have to vacate 48,000 square feet of offices, patient exam rooms and surgery suites on the Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center campus after failing to rework … 6

• Clinic sale details released

  February 19, 2010 in City on Page A1 Community Health Systems Inc. paid about $50 million to buy Spokane’s Rockwood Clinic from its 77 physician owners. Company executives disclosed the sales price for the first time Thursday during …

• Surgeon improvises to save lives in Haiti’s chaos

      January 28, 2010 in City on Page A5 Dr. Mathew Rawlins answered the phone and changed his life. Within hours the surgeon packed his bags, hugged his family and left the comforts of Spokane for the ravages of … 2

• Local economy didn’t escape the downturn

  December 27, 2009 in Business on Page E1 The economy cast a long shadow over everything in 2009. The recession and efforts at recovery set the scene for top business news in the Inland Northwest, from the shaky …

• Rockwood doctors OK sale

  December 24, 2009 in City on Page A5 Rockwood Clinic doctors voted Wednesday to sell their medical practice to Community Health Systems Inc. and form a close partnership with Deaconess Medical Center. The transaction will be finalized in … 1

• Rockwood vote coming up

  December 10, 2009 in City on Page A5 Rockwood Clinic physicians are poised to boost patient numbers at Deaconess Medical Center and make the hospital more competitive with Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center. Rockwood’s 77 physician owners will …

• Rockwood-Deaconess vote set Dec. 23

  December 9, 2009 in News Rockwood Clinic physicians are poised to boost patient numbers at Deaconess Medical Center and inject a fresh dose of competition with Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center.

• Community Health objects to suit

  November 13, 2009 in City on Page A8 The company that owns Deaconess Medical Center contends that a lawsuit filed against it last month by Spokane-based Inland Northwest Health Services should be tossed out by a judge. The …

• Sacred Heart’s CEO blasts Rockwood

  October 22, 2009 in City on Page A1 Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center’s chief executive charged Rockwood Clinic’s leaders with bad-faith dealings and ethical lapses the day after Rockwood stunned Spokane’s medical community by announcing it would align … 38

• Rockwood agrees to sale

  October 21, 2009 in City on Page A1 Community Health Systems Inc., the owner of Deaconess Medical Center, has struck a deal to buy the Rockwood Clinic, the Inland Northwest’s largest specialty medical provider. Terms of the deal … 5

• Deaconess’ owner strikes deal to buy Rockwood Clinic

    October 20, 2009 in City Community Health Systems, the owner of Deaconess and Valley hospitals, said today it has struck a deal to take over Rockwood Clinic, the region’s largest health clinic.